Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B7B Dominant 7th

A♯Root

Dtone

Ftone

G♯tone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · Notes A♯ · D · F · G♯

How to play it

B7 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

B Dominant 7th guitar chord — A-shape, 3rd (x 3 5 3 5 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Dominant 7th guitar chord — G-shape, 5th (8 7 5 5 5 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Dominant 7th guitar chord — E-shape, 8th (8 10 8 9 8 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 10th (x x 10 12 11 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Dominant 7th guitar chord — A-shape, 15th (x 15 17 15 17 15) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Dominant 7th guitar chord — G-shape, 17th (20 19 17 17 17 18) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Dominant 7th guitar chord — E-shape, 20th (20 22 20 21 20 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Dominant 7th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 3 2 3 x 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

B7 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

B Dominant 7th guitar tab — A-shape, 3rd (x 3 5 3 5 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Dominant 7th guitar tab — G-shape, 5th (8 7 5 5 5 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Dominant 7th guitar tab — E-shape, 8th (8 10 8 9 8 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 10th (x x 10 12 11 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Dominant 7th guitar tab — A-shape, 15th (x 15 17 15 17 15) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Dominant 7th guitar tab — G-shape, 17th (20 19 17 17 17 18) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Dominant 7th guitar tab — E-shape, 20th (20 22 20 21 20 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Dominant 7th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 3 2 3 x 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How B7 sounds

Consonance

3/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

bluesyconfidentunresolved

Genres

bluesjazzrock

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

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